Cruise Industry

MSC World Europa ship to offer innovative entertainment in high-tech venues
The 6780-passenger ship MSC World Europa (the first of MSC Cruises’ WORLD-class series) will boast a multi-functional venue, 5 new...
September 21, 2022
Resorts World Cruises launches themed voyages on Genting Dream ship
Resorts World Cruises is launching a series of thematic voyages on the Genting Dream ship that will provide passengers with new vacation experiences...
September 20, 2022
HAL-Holland America boasts positive results of industry's first long-term biofuel test on MS...
HAL-Holland America completed the industry's first multiweek test of biofuels onboard ms Volendam at Port Rotterdam (Netherlands). The 20-day test...
September 20, 2022
Costa Cruises updating COVID-related health protocols
The Carnival Corporation-owned Costa Cruises announced it is updating its COVID-related shipboard health protocols, making sailings more accessible...
September 20, 2022
Port Barcelona (Spain) speeds up the supply of clean energy to cruise ships
Port Barcelona, Barcelona Cruise Port, Carnival Corporation, RCG-Royal Caribbean Group, NCLH-Norwegian, MSC, Virgin, and Viking signed an agreement...
September 19, 2022
Construction underway of the new Samana Bayport cruise terminal (Dominicana)
Just weeks after announcing the initial construction of Dominicana's new Samana Bayport cruise terminal, the results derived from the beginning of...
September 19, 2022
VIDEO: Hafengeburtstag Hamburg 2022 - fireworks and light show with AIDAprima
The “833rd Hafengeburtstag Hamburg” culminated on Saturday, September 17, and the main attraction on the River Elbe was AIDA Cruises...
September 19, 2022
Princess Cruises announces exclusive license agreement with Xponential Fitness
Carnival Corporation's brand, Princess Cruises, announced an exclusive 5-year licensing agreement with the largest global franchisor of boutique...
September 18, 2022
Port San Diego CA starts busiest cruise season (2022-23) since 2010
The new cruise season of Port San Diego (California USA) is about to set sail and is poised to be the busiest since 2009-2010, with a total of 140...
September 18, 2022
DeCurtis Experience Platform driving a new kind of cruise experience on Virgin Voyages’ fleet
DeCurtis Corporation (a leading location-and-proximity-based software developer) announced that its DXP/DeCurtis Experience Platform was driving a...
September 17, 2022
VIDEO: CCL-Carnival Cruise Line brings back Green Eggs and Ham Breakfast
For the first time since Carnival Cruise Line’s pause in passenger operations, the company is officially bringing back its Green Eggs and Ham...
September 17, 2022
HAL-Holland America's ms Nieuw Amsterdam is the first cruise ship to dock in Anchorage (Alaska)
Anchorage Alaska residents welcomed the first cruise ship that docked at the Alaskan port for the first time in 2 years. On Thursday morning...
September 17, 2022
Coral Princess is the first cruise ship to sail back to Melbourne (Australia)
Coral Princess arrived at the Station Pier Cruise Ship Terminal in Melbourne (Victoria Australia) early Thursday morning, September 15, for her...
September 16, 2022
Havila signs with lenders for refinancing of its cruise fleet
Havila Kystruten (parent company of Havila Voyages) signed term sheets with lenders for the cruise fleet's refinancing and set dates for the start of...
September 16, 2022
VIDEO: Princess Cruises to welcome its new ship Sun Princess in early 2024
Princess Cruises revealed a new ship platform that is the brand's biggest ship ever and will accommodate 4,000+ passengers. The new Sun Princess...
September 16, 2022